Recs if you like The Princess Bride...

Standalone fantasy books that won't make you invest your life in a dozen installments

You liked Harry Potter but you’re angry at the author for being a huge transphobe and you would like some alternatives because you don’t want to give money to her so she can finance transphobia and you have enough of Harry Potter’s racist stereotypes like Cho Chang and other problematic themes in this saga? You’re in the right place! I haven’t read all, if some are misplaced, let me know! Also, if you want more fantasy recs, I have a queer fantasy list! It is addressed to different ages.

Book that have an element you’ll miss out on if you read as an audiobook, whether it’s fun formatting or illustrations

Suggestions always welcome! SFF books written to be humorous, satiric, or otherwise meant to entertain and make readers laugh. (This was a quest idea i was thinking about, but I'm not committed enough to this to make it)

Books in this list are in at least two quests. Thus helping to earn more badges. Books will span different genres. Once I scan through all the quests, I plan to further organize the list. I am thinking of creating a seperate list and moving the books with three or more quests to the new list and keeping the two badge books in this list. Are there other ways you would organize a list this big?

Pack your bags and leave the weight of the world behind for a bit! Think of this list as your literary escape pod featuring a diverse itinerary of YA and Adult books that feel like a warm hug. This is strictly a grief-free vacation designed for pure, joyful escapism! Always open to recs from all genres - see pinned comment for details! I hope you enjoy your mental vacation in the Serotonin Suite!!

It’s me. I’m bitches ✋🏻

Collection of fiction texts that utilize footnotes for various reasons, including world building, comedic narrative input, or character perspective

Perfect for fantasy lovers with not enough hours in the day!

Feel free to mention any I missed in the comments 😊

These books pick me up out of the real world and drop me right in the middle of their whimsical tale, much like getting captivated with a side quest in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

classic books where the mmc's are YEARNING, just as they should be (i'll be adding more as i read more classics)

All fiction books that appear in the Tiny Bookshop catalogue! Would sort them by genre as I read along.

books that have been selected for the Welcome to Night Vale patreon book club!

Books on Books - Books about Books - Books within Books - Books about Libraries - Books about Bookshops - Books about Storytelling - Books about reading Books. BOOKS.

Non-exhaustive list of foundational reading for the fantasy genre; either foundational texts or classics that influenced the development of the genre and its conventions. Also some key modern texts + criticism.

Open waters, treasures, it's a pirates life

bodyguards, knights & royal guards

books with an experimental structure or narrative choices, metafiction, oulipo, postmodernism, etc.

Classic novels for your (inner) child, with some modern staples in the mix. For reading yourself, reading aloud to little ones, and for those learning to read. Suggestions welcome, as always!

The most popular book of each year according to Goodreads (Posted by Sharon on April 1, 2025). In order of oldest (1925) to newest (2024)